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South Los Angeles pastor and civil rights icon, Rev. James Lawson Jr., dies at 95
CBS News· 5 days agoLongtime South Los Angeles pastor and community leader, the Rev. James Lawson Jr., died Monday at...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI have studied Lawson for more than 20 years, and I argue that he was among the most important...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
Rev. James Lawson fought injustice with love and nonviolence. The work is incomplete
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe shared his faith and lived it daily, placing people—humanity—above our collective sins. But now,...
Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
Los Angeles Times· 3 hours agoUCLA historian Vinay Lal remembers speaking alongside the Rev. James Lawson during a panel...
New exhibit remembers Chicago's Mister Kelly's, a legendary club where stars got their start
CBS News· 10 hours agoMore than half a century ago, Mister Kelly's in Chicago was the place to celebrate proms,...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoLawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement, training...
Things to do in metro Detroit June 13 – June 20, 2024 - WDET 101.9 FM
WDET-FM Detroit· 2 days agoThis week, we’ve got several Juneteenth celebrations, featuring live music, interactive art, panel...
10 places to eat soul food in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Times· 3 days agoIn her book “High on the Hog,” author Jessica B. Harris writes that “soul food has been defined as the traditional African American food of the South,”...